Datasetenadministrative records dataICPSR37199v1enChild Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database, United States, 2009-2017enVersion 1SubtitleenChild Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database SeriesSarahMintonLindaGiannarellihttps://www.childandfamilydataarchive.org/cfda/archives/cfda/studies/37199/versions/V110.3886/ICPSR37199.v12019-01-08Ann Arbor, MichiganInter-University Consortium for Political and Social Researchhttp://viaf.org/viaf/140182702VIAFhttp://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109435850ISNIDownloadenThis version of the study is no longer available on the web. If you need to acquire this version of the data, you have to contact ICPSR User Support (ICPSR-help@umich.edu).eng37199ICPSR Study NumberenICPSRchild careChild Care and Development Fundchildreneligibilityincomelow income groupspolicies and procedurespublic assistance programswelfare reformenThe Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) provides federal money to States and Territories to provide assistance to low-income families receiving or in transition from temporary public assistance, to obtain quality child care so they can work, attend training, or receive education. Within the broad federal parameters, states and territories set the detailed policies. Those details determine whether a particular family will or will not be eligible for subsidies, how much the family will have to pay for the care, how families apply for and retain subsidies, the maximum amounts that child care providers will be reimbursed, and the administrative procedures that providers must follow. Thus, while CCDF is a single program from the perspective of federal law, it is in practice a different program in every state and territory.
The CCDF Policies Database project is a comprehensive, up-to-date database of inter-related sources of CCDF policy information that support the needs of a variety of audiences through (1) Analytic Data Files, (2) a Book of Tables, and (3) a project website and search tool. These are made available to researchers, administrators, and policymakers with the goal of addressing important questions concerning the effects of alternative child care subsidy policies and practices on the children and families served, specifically parental employment and self-sufficiency, the availability and quality of care, and children's development. A description of the Data Files, Book of Tables, and Project Website and Search Tool is provided below:
1. Detailed, longitudinal Analytic Data Files of CCDF policy information for all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and United States Territories that capture the policies actually in effect at a point in time, rather than proposals or legislation. They focus on the policies in place at the start of each fiscal year, but also capture changes during that fiscal year. The data are organized into 32 categories with each category of variables separated into its own dataset. The categories span five general areas of policy including:
Eligibility Requirements for Families and Children (Datasets 1-5);
Family Application, Terms of Authorization, and Redetermination (Datasets 6-13);
Family Payments (Datasets 14-18);
Policies for Providers, Including Maximum Reimbursement Rates (Datasets 19-27);
Overall Administrative and Quality Information Plans (Datasets 28-32);
The information in the Data Files is based primarily on the documents that caseworkers use as they work with families and providers (often termed "caseworker manuals"). The caseworker manuals generally provide much more detailed information on eligibility, family payments, and provider-related policies than the documents submitted by states and territories to the federal government. The caseworker manuals also provide ongoing detail for periods in between submission dates.
Each dataset contains a series of variables designed to capture the intricacies of the rules covered in the category. The variables include a mix of categorical, numeric, and text variables. Every variable has a corresponding notes field to capture additional details related to that particular variable. In addition, each category has an additional notes field to capture any information regarding the rules that is not already outlined in the category's variables.
2. The Book of Tables is available as nine datasets (Datasets 33-41) and they present key aspects of the differences in CCDF funded programs across all states and territories as of October 1, 2017. The Book of Tables includes variables that are calculated using several variables from the Data Files (Datasets 1-32). The Book of Tables summarizes a subset of the information available in the Data Files, and includes information about eligibility requirements for families; application, redetermination, priority, and waiting list policies; family co-payments; provider policies and reimbursement rates; and select administration and quality development information. In many cases, a variable in the Book of Tables will correspond to a single variable in the Data File. Usually, the variable options used in the Book of Tables will match the variable options in the Data File. In some cases, the wording of the variable options may have been slightly modified for the tables.
3. The Project Website and Search Tool provides access to a point-and-click user interface. Users can select from the full set of public data to create custom tables. The website also provides access to the full range of reports and products released under the CCDF Policies Database project.
The Project Website/Search Tool and the Data Files provide a more detailed set of information than what the Book of Tables provides, including a wider selection of variables and policies over time.AbstractenTo create a comprehensive, up-to-date database of child care subsidy policies for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and United States territories, and from that information to create books of tables and analytic files that will be accessible and useable by researchers and other analysts.AbstractenInformation was coded into the database based on a review of child care subsidy policy manuals. The information that was compiled was submitted to state and territory contacts for verification. In states with substantial within-state policy variation -- and different policy manuals for different areas/counties -- the policy manual for the largest area/county was used.MethodsenCriteria for Application and Eligibility; Definitions of Family and Income; Asset Tests Verification; Redetermination; Requirements for reporting Changes; Appeals; Terms of Authorization; Priority and Waiting List Policies; Copay Exemptions Adjustments, Administration, Income Thresholds and Amount; Reimbursement Rates and Policies; Policies for Legally Unregulated Home-Based Providers; Administration; Program and Professional Development; Quality; Early Learning GuidelinesMethodsenICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of
disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major
statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to
these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes..Methodsen

Datasets:

DS0: Study-Level Files

DS1: Basic Criteria for Eligibility Data

DS2: Definition of Family Data

DS3: Income Definition Data

DS4: Eligibility Thresholds Data

DS5: Asset Tests Data

DS6: Basic Application Criteria Data

DS7: Verification Data

DS8: Redetermination Data

DS9: Requirements for Reporting Changes Data

DS10: Appeals Data

DS11: Terms of Authorization Data

DS12: Priority Policies Data

DS13: Waiting List Policies Data

DS14: Copayment Exemptions Data

DS15: Copayment Adjustments Data

DS16: Copayment Administration Data

DS17: Copayment Income Thresholds Data

DS18: Copayment Amount Data

DS19: Reimbursement Rate Policies Data

DS20: Reimbursement Rates Data

DS21: Basic Eligibility and Other Requirements for Unregulated Providers Data

AbstractenUnited StatesenThe information about the policies in effect for each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and the United States Territories.
Smallest Geographic Unit: State level data in most cases, with select county level data for some states.enThis collection included data from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and United States territories. No sampling was used.enTime period: 2009--201720092017enCollection date: 2009-01-01--2018-05-312009-01-012018-05-31United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluationen2020-03-09 The data and accompanying documentation for this study have been updated. Funding institution(s): United States Department of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.10.3886/ICPSR37199.v2DOIIsPreviousVersionOfGiannarelli, Linda, Durham, Christin, Minton, Sarah. Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) Policies Database.
Urban Institute.Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families. Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.
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